INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (IOED)

STRATEGIC PLAN

2016–2019

NEW DELHI, INDIA

Abbreviations and Acronyms

IOEDInternational Organization for Educational Development

UNUnited Nations

CCCommonwealth Countries

CSRCorporate Social Responsibility

GoIGovernment of India

Govt.Government

MDGsMillennium Development Goals

NGONon-governmental organization

R&DResearch and development

SAARCSouth Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

SDGSustainable Development Goals

Introduction

This is a three-year strategic plan for IOED for the period 2016–2019. It serves as a road map for programming and operationalizing activities of the organization over the coming three years.Specifically, this strategic plan of IOED has been formulated by taking into consideration the UN objectives, MDG, SDG, India Vision 2025, National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty, to mention but a few.

The purpose of this Plan is to establish the overall strategic direction to guide the members of the Core Group staff and Working Groups as we make choices about programme direction, set fundraising priorities, allocate the use of limited human and financial resources, and develop long-term action plans. Good governance by the Board, leadership and management from the working group and voluntary contributions will enable IOED to succeed.

A strategy plan helps understand the capacities, problems and resources. An understanding of these areas help organizations analyze their strengths and build upon opportunities. One of the frequently used tools for developing the strategy plan is SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats).

IOED Mandate and Scope of Work

IOED has a very broad institutional mandate for programming and operationalization. The perspective of IOED is inspired from the three golden principles of Lord Buddha: right knowledge (Samyakgyaan), right vision (Samyakdrishti), and right conduct (Samyak Charitra), which he preached during his lifetime.

Mission: To build human and social capital for the underserved population.

Vision:Align the UN goals with the goals of IOED for an expanded outreach of the needy population in India and globally, including prioritizing the R&D targets for the SAARC and Commonwealth countries.

Strategic Objectives and Key Activities

IOED will focus on the following objectives and key activities.

Strategic Objective 1: Research and Development

  • To conduct research programmes with the support of International ministries, departments and international bodies including UN specialized institutions.
  • To publish books, encyclopedias and directories on different subjects.
  • To collaborate with universities, Govt. bodies, NGOs and international agencies for implementing projects of developmental nature all over the world.
  • Undertake market research based on the economic and business plan of the GoI.
  • To support Market and Operational Research for MSME and start-up NGOs/companies.

Strategic Objective 2: Organizational Development

  • To strengthen the start-ups, voluntary as well as NGOs, to make them discharge the responsibilities for the implementation of a positive, social, cultural, economic and educational content-bearing projects and programmes in India and globally.

Strategic Objective 3: Capacity Building and Awareness Generation

  • Conduct training for NGOs, Govt. bodies and Corporate.
  • To provide education that prepares students for leadership and social responsibility and develops a global awareness and sensitivity for a better global understanding, world peace and unity.
  • Document, publish and disseminate success stories.

Strategic Objective 4: Participatory Infrastructure Development

  • To help provide necessary support in the area of social development, educational planning and research, opening, establishing, diversifying and strengthening existing or new institutions including universities, colleges, schools, research bodies and other training as well as educational platforms in the Govt., public and private sectors.
  • To aid in organizing conferences, seminars, meetings, discussions, debates, study courses, collection of statistics, exhibitions, shows, and tours and to establish endowments and scholarships for the promotion and furtherance of the aims and objects of the Institute.
  • To organize and establish educational museums and parks.
  • To establish institutions for teaching, training and research in different emerging fields and to award degrees, diplomas and certificates to that effect.
  • To organize Bachelor’s-, Master’s- and Doctoral-level programmes in association with universities and institutions from India and the rest of the world.

Strategic Objective 5: Stimulate and Facilitate Learning

  • To help countries in diagnosing societal needs and requirements to define the basic level of learning to meet the needs of their own populations.
  • Engage and work with volunteers.

Beneficiaries and Geographical Focus

The focus will be on the large pool of the disadvantaged population, women, youth, aged, disabled and other marginalized populations not only in India but also in other parts of SAARC & Commonwealth nations by creating integration and exchange of knowledge, skills and education. IOED will establish collaboration with different research-based organizations to undertake policy-based research work that will help the large number of people who are to provide guidance on HDI (Human Development Index) and UN priorities in the interest of the people across the globe. Mid-term course corrections will be done periodically to enhance the impact.

Strategies

To successfully accomplish the above objectives, IOED will make use of the following strategies.

  1. Name building: To generate interest of any organization to collaborate with IOED the following steps needs to be taken:
  1. Publishing articles in various journals, newspapers, magazines;
  2. Developing white papers on diverse fields;
  3. Attending seminars, meetings, conferences;
  4. Participating as a resource person in various forums;
  5. Establish good working relations with the relevant ministries, departments and agencies;
  6. Meeting with private bodies to generate resources from CSR;
  7. Establish peer review mechanisms between member NGOs;
  8. Establish and maintain strategic relations with research institutions, media houses and journalists;
  9. Broaden and diversify the funding mix for institutional sustainability;
  10. Establish a Web and social media presence, develop and maintain a user-friendly website of IOED; and
  11. Develop and disseminate Skill Development Tools/ Communication Products
  12. Undertake Study and Action Research in Different Thematic areas of Development & Management of entities
  1. Concrete organizational structure for better decision-making capabilities:
  1. Set up an office;
  2. Develop by-laws for the organization;
  3. Office stationery, viz. letterheads, visiting cards, etc.;
  4. Clear description and understanding of roles and responsibilities;
  5. Maintain proper accounts to ensure accountability and transparency;
  6. Develop policies for the organization, viz. human resource, financial, etc.;
  7. Conduct self-assessment regularly to determine organizational capacity gaps; and
  8. Recruit and retain competent and qualified human resource as per needs.
  1. Fund Raising Capacity Creation of Not for Profit Organizations:
  1. Individual donors;
  2. Govt. projects;
  3. Corporate;
  4. Capacity building of other NGOs;
  5. Foreign donors;
  6. Trusts and foundations;
  7. Self-financing;
  8. Member contributions;
  9. Fees for services, e.g. training and consultancy; and
  10. Income-generating activities linked to work of the NGO, e.g. publication sales.

Concluding Remarks

Since the objectives of the IOED are to develop Socio-Economic Entrepreneurial Organizations in lines with UN, it would be detailed exercise to develop the context, content for making IOED a robust International Organization. In terms of creating the Strategy-cum-Implementation Plan aligned with the vision document encompassing all the indicators of governance and policies shall be taken into the framework to structure the project proposal development, report writing and professional handling of consulting opportunities in public, non-profit and corporate sector with special focus on integrating the values of CSR in doing business and broadening the scope of adding value for building the social and human capital.